On AlterNet: freedom of speech

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "freedom of speech"

Revolution 2.0: How The Internet Changed Wael Ghonim's Life and Helped Spark Egypt's Uprising

Terrence McNally, AlterNet. April 20, 2012.

In a new memoir, Ghonim describes how the Egyptian people finally rejected 30 years of oppression and found their voice. Here, he discusses with Terrence McNally.

Koch Brother Buys Professors At Public University to Spread Free Market Propaganda -- Is Public Education the Kochs' Next Front?

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. May 10, 2011.

The latest Koch brother affront is an "unheard of" breach of academic freedom--a donation to FSU only on the condition they can oversee the faculty appointees.

Congress's Plans to Alter the Espionage Act Are Clearly Unconstitutional

Geoffrey R. Stone, AlterNet. January 5, 2011.

Congress's proposed SHIELD Act tramples over well-established 1st Amendment rights.

Can They Do That? How You Get Screwed at Work

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. January 11, 2010.

A new book shows the power corporations wield over their employees has gone too far. It's time to take action.

Our Right to Dissent is Under Siege: Why the Protests in Pittsburgh Are a Victory For Free Speech

Bill Quigley, AlterNet. September 23, 2009.

The rights to freedom of speech and protest are keystones of democracy. Since 9/11, however, protesting has become much more difficult.

Why Does Our Government Still Spy On, Arrest and Persecute Dissidents?

Emily Spence, Consortium News. June 30, 2009.

One needn't return in time to the McCarthy Era to find many individuals who have been investigated and persecuted for holding vilified opinions.

Online Journalists Now Most Jailed Worldwide

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. December 4, 2008.

"More Internet journalists are jailed worldwide today than journalists working in any other medium."

Palin Complains: My First Amendment Rights Are Threatened by Criticism

Rachel Weiner, Huffington Post. October 31, 2008.

"If anything, Palin has this exactly backwards, since one thing that the First Amendment does actually guarantee is a free press."

Incredible Documentary Footage of Mass Arrest in St. Paul

Laura Flanders, Firedoglake. September 19, 2008.

Newly released footage, which was buried to avoid confiscation, shows riot cops arresting and abusing a giant group of people for nothing.

Shocking Video of Police Brutality Against Woman at DNC Protest

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet. August 26, 2008.

Cop slams protester to the ground, then detains her before she can talk to the press.

One of Fred Phelps' Daughters Arrested in "Flag Stomping" Incident

Guest Blogger, June 7, 2007.

Jayne Lyn Stahl: So, now that the left has found religion, the right has found the First Amendment.